As I wait impatiently for my first appointment (5 days away, but
who's counting?) I thought I'd share some of my thoughts for possible nursery ideas.
Though I won't know the sex of the baby until 16 - 20 weeks (I have to wait until almost OCTOBER), so I can't actually START any of this, I do have two themes picked out!
For a baby boy...
We would go with a nautical theme. A's grandfather (dad's dad) was a naval officer, so ships and things are close to the hearts of his side of the family. Add to that MY family's love of boating, and it's just perfect. The nursery has lovely white wainscoting, and I think a nice navy blue would look GORGEOUS in there against it! The room would be navy, white, and with red accents. Think something like these . . .
For a little girl, I actually found I was pretty torn. I am just not the world's biggest pink fan. SO MUCH of what I have seen for girl rooms are just . . . grossly pink and purple. Not my style at all. It occurred to me to draw inspiration from my grandmother (my dad's mom) and my memories of being at her house as a little girl. I remember her always talking about how lucky it was to have ladybugs in the house, and she would get really excited when she found one. So for a girl, we're going ladybugs, most likely. Something like this . . .
I really like the idea of making nursery themes out of ideas and memories we love, especially our grandparents and the impact they've had on us. We are likely honoring family through the baby's middle name, so this is just one more thing to remind me of the amazing family we come from. I can just picture sitting in one of these sweet rooms, rocking our little baby, and thinking about where we all came from.
